Seward & Anchorage
July 2010
In the not so dark early morning hours of Day 9, the ship docked in Seward, AK. After breakfast, we disembarked and began the second half of our trip on land. We met our tour guide, an Alaskan transplant from Australia named Julie, boarded a bus and headed up to Anchorage. After walking around the city and having reindeer sausage for lunch, we visited the Alaska Native Heritage Center. We spent the evening in Anchorage and had dinner at a place I found online before we left home. We also booked another flight to a glacier for the following day, which was a big goal of the trip.
This otter was playing outside our window in Seward for quite awhile.
We were greeted with clear weather in Seward.
We got off the ship and started our trek into Alaska's interior in Seward.
The morning fog was just clearing as we got into Seward.
A tugboat in Seward
You can never see too many snow covered mountains
Seward is nestled among the mountains
They've got neighbors but not many of them.
This otter was playing by our ship in Seward for quite awhile.
Our first glimpse of the Alaska Range
Amazingly we could see Denali (aka Mt. McKinley) from over 200 miles away in Anchorage.
We had reindeer sausage from a cart for lunch while listening to the Air Force Band from Elmendorf AFB.
The t-shirt says "I can see Russia from my house." The stuffed critter wearing it is more qualified to govern as the person who it's quoting.
Our first moose sighting!
Downtown Anchorage
Anchorage, Air Crossroads of the World
1309 miles away from where we started
358 miles away from our destination
The east coast is FAR away!
Flowers grow fast and bright in the long Alaskan days
The Iditarod starts in Anchorage.
The Iditarod starts in Anchorage.
Later in our trip we'll see both Jeff King and Lance Mackey.
Carving a totem pole
The totem carvers are amazing artisans
The interior of a Tlingit home at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
The small doorway on this Tlingit home helped keep out intruders.
Totem pole at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
Aleut mound home
Learning about Aleut traditions
Grey whale skeleton
This medicine man's presentation was very interesting.
Our view of Anchorage from the Marriott
Denali (aka Mt. McKinley) as seen from our hotel room in Anchorage.
It took us a while to learn what kind of bird this was. It's a magpie.
It took us a while to learn what kind of bird this was. It's a magpie.
We picked out Phyllis's Cafe & Salmon Bake for dinner online before we left home. It was a good choice.
Our dinner of crab cakes at Phyllis's Cafe & Salmon Bake